Kesha Williams is an award-winning software engineer, machine learning practitioner, and AWS training architect at A Cloud Guru. An Amazon-recognized pioneer in machine learning and an expert Java developer, Kesha is a technical instructor in Java, cloud, DevOps, and machine learning. She’s taught and mentored thousands of developers across the world through her work, and through her social and professional networking platform, Colors of STEM. She’s also a member of the HackerRank Skills Advisory Council, a panel of tech industry experts dedicated to defining an industry-standardized library of technical skills as a resource for those in tech. HackerRank Senior Director of Product Management, Dan Somrack, connected with Kesha remotely to learn more about her journey from Java developer, to engineering manager, to cloud computing instructor. Along the way, we got Kesha’s advice on hiring cloud engineers—and her take on the importance of mentoring and community in tech. 👉 Check out the blog post, here: https://bit.ly/3yC99o1 📻 Subscribe to HackerRank Radio: https://bit.ly/3wuF4F0